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Jonathan Garber, provided by Published 4:27 am PST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 AP/Gregory Bull Here is what you need to know. The 'Trump Trade' has finally evaporated entirely. The ratio between more growth-sensitive cyclical stocks (industrials) and their defensive counterparts (utilities) has all but erased its post-2016 election gains, leaving an uncertain future for the stock market. Legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones says the Fed won't hike rates in 2019. "I don't think they're going to hike in 2019," Jones, the founder of Tudor Investment, told CNBC in an interview on Monday, adding that commodities were a leading indicator the Federal Reserve should be watching. Google's CEO testifies before Congress. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will answer questions before the House Judiciary Committee following accusations that Google's search results have a political bias against Republicans. Mark Zuckerberg reached out to Microsoft's Brad Smith … [Read more...] about 10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, TSLA, FB, GOOGL, HMNY)

After years of being limited to select Android phones, Google Fi (formerly known as Project Fi) is now available for most unlocked Android phones and even iPhones. This is something we've been eagerly waiting for, but now that it's arrived, there are a few unexpected caveats you'll want to make sure you're aware of. If you have an iPhone and are thinking about trying Fi for yourself, here are a few things to keep in mind before joining. Have an Android phone that you want to bring to Google Fi? Check out this guide instead! See at Google Fi You'll need an iPhone 5S, 6, SE, or newer Before we go any further, the first thing we need to point out is that older iPhone models won't work at all on Google Fi. If you have something like an iPhone 4 or 5, you're out of luck. Thankfully, if your iPhone is at least relatively new(ish), you're in the clear. The full list of supported iPhones for Google Fi is as follows: The iPhone has to be unlocked Assuming you have one of the above iPhones, … [Read more...] about Using an iPhone with Google Fi: Top things you need to know

Qualcomm on Tuesday finally announced its long-rumored Snapdragon 855 and is detailing it today as part of the second day of its Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 taking place on the exotic island of Maui, Hawaii. While some information tidbits are yet to be disclosed by the company, the majority of what makes the Snapdragon 855 tick is now out in the open, meaning that the majority of what will make the best 2019 smartphones tick is out in the open as well. Without getting too technical, here are the top five things you need to know about Qualcomm's latest and greatest system-on-chip and how those will reflect on the (Android) handset industry as a whole. Mobile photography is about to get a lot better (and a lot more gimmicky) The Snapdragon 855 improves mobile photography in a wide variety of ways but most notably in making it more efficient. The devices powered by it will hence be able to take more images and shoot video for longer on a single battery charge; Qualcomm estimates that the … [Read more...] about 5 Things You Need To Know About Qualcomm’s 5G-Ready Snapdragon 855

Tech & Science A super-Earth has been discovered orbiting a star just six light-years away from Earth. It was found by an international team of scientists searching for rocky planets beyond our solar system. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature. Here are 10 things you need to know: It’s called Barnard’s Star B The star it orbits is called Barnard’s Star. This is a red dwarf—a type of small and cool star smaller than our Sun. The planet is named after the star it orbits. The letter ‘b’ is the suffix showing it is the first planet in the system—for example, if there were another planet in this system, it would likely be called Barnard’s Star c. It’s very cold Red dwarfs are far smaller and cooler than our own star, and thus emit far less heat. This means that even though Barnard’s Star b is about half as close as Earth is to the Sun, it only gets about two percent of the energy the Earth receives … [Read more...] about Super Freezing Super-Earth: 10 Things You Need to Know About Barnard’s Star B

By Gwendolyn Wu Updated 8:58 am PDT, Monday, October 15, 2018 In this file photo, a burned out tree stands near one of many replaced PG&E power poles along Mount Veeder Road on June 9, 2018 in Napa, Calif. Red flag warnings issued Sunday evening in response to heightened wildfire risks led Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to shut off power to tens of thousands of Northern Californians. less In this file photo, a burned out tree stands near one of many replaced PG&E power poles along Mount Veeder Road on June 9, 2018 in Napa, Calif. Red flag warnings issued Sunday evening in response to ... more Photo: Peter DaSilva / Peter DaSilva Photo: Peter DaSilva / Peter DaSilva Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this file photo, a burned out tree stands near one of many replaced PG&E power poles along Mount … [Read more...] about 5 things you need to know about the PG&E wildfire power shutdown